Bidspirit auction | A Trio of Spanish Souvenir

A Trio of Spanish Souvenir Items Including a Leather Wine Bota and Two Mismatched Ceremonial Epaulettes - This lot comprises a mid-20th-century traditional Spanish leather wine bota and two non-matching ceremonial dress epaulettes. The leather bota is teardrop-shaped and features a central embossed and painted panel depicting a figure in traditional Spanish dress, possibly a dancer or matador, set against an architectural backdrop. The flask is finished with a blue and cream leather binding and a red and white twisted cord border. It is fitted with a black plastic screw-top nozzle and a red and white cord carrying strap. At the base of the front panel, there is a hand-painted inscription in red characters on a yellow ground which reads Recuerdo de España. The two ceremonial epaulettes are of similar red felt construction but are not a matching pair. The first epaulette features a circular head bordered by a red braided trim with a long red cord fringe and a single small, domed, gold-toned metal button on the strap portion; the reverse is finished in red fabric. The second epaulette features a contrasting gold and white braided border around the circular head and a red cord fringe; the reverse is finished in black fabric. These items were likely produced for the tourist market or as theatrical costume accessories.